Choose an organelle from a plant or an animal cell.
Gather your facts using Google Search:
Which type of cell contains your organelle?
What are your organelle's functions?
How does your organelle work with other organelle's to make the cell function efficiently?
What happens if your organelle stops working correctly?
Provide any other information you find interesting about your organelle.
Create a PowerPoint for your Organelle
Research a Virus:
Gather the information listed below and compile it in a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation. Choose one of the viruses listed below and find out the following things.
How can you contract the virus?
How does the virus work to infect a human being?
Is a virus contagious? Why?
Is there a cure or vaccine for the virus?
Any additional information added will be graded and included in the points received for a well rounded and complete project.
Bacteria and Viruses Have DNA Too DNA Responds to Signals Outside the Cell
Using the information in this animation, create a short presentation to share with the class that can be explained simply and easily. This means take some of these more difficult concepts and explain them in simplistic ways. Create pictures and/or diagrams like in the animation to go with it.
Use PowerPoint, create a movie with the classroom camera, create a stop-motion movie, or a brochure to explain this concept
You will be scored on creativity, execution and ability to translate the higher level material into an easy to understand lesson
Scroll down to the Webquest Online Exercise and answer the questions using the links provided. Answer the questions in a Word Document. If the link doesn't provide the information you need, then Google the answer.
Go through all the tabs (Intro, Task, Process, Evaluation, Conclusion) and complete the webquest. Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Volanoes - Planet Diary Assignment
Complete these questions by following the links on the website. Complete the Volcanic Planet Diary by answering the questions in a word document.
Follow through the pages (links at the bottom). Answer the questions it poses in a word document. Save the document in your class period's folder on the desktop.
Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Go through all the tabs (Intro, Task, Process, Evaluation, Conclusion) and complete the webquest. Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Assignments, lectures, tutorials, videos and other things to help you enrich your science content beyond what's happening in Mrs. Leake's classroom.
Search Engine for Assignments and Research:
Wiki Summarizer
Type in a word, topic or science concept and see a list of information that is condensed for quick learning.Science Projects
Science Fair Project IdeasChemistry I, Chemistry II, and Physics - High school content
Isotopes and Atomic Structure Quiz
Bohr's Model and Lewis Structures Quiz
Balancing Equations Video
Chemical Reactions Quiz
Virtual Chemistry Classroom
Videos and Tutorials:
Science VideosKhan Academy
Hydrogenation of Hydrocarbons
Genetics
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Physics Classroom
Forces and Newton's Laws from tiros on Vimeo.
Photovoltaic Cells
Games:
Chemistry Review GamespH Scale Order
Common Chemicals Matching Game
Matching, Jeopardy, Rags to Riches and More Games
Balancing Equations Rags to Riches
Chem-Game-Tutor
Over 29 Games on Physics, Chemistry and Medicine
Assignments:
Inertia WebquestMotion and Forces Quiz
Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Organelle Webquest:
Research a Virus:
Gather the information listed below and compile it in a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation. Choose one of the viruses listed below and find out the following things.How can you contract the virus?
How does the virus work to infect a human being?
Is a virus contagious? Why?
Is there a cure or vaccine for the virus?
Any additional information added will be graded and included in the points received for a well rounded and complete project.
Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Genetics
Learn GeneticsGenetic Disorders
Genes and Disease
The Genetic Factor - Mutation
DNA From the Beginning
Gene Expression
Choose one of the following activities and complete it as your classwork and email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Genetics Webquest Assignment
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/websciencejk.htmlComplete this assignment by the directions on the site.
Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Genetics Assignment:
Bacteria and Viruses Have DNA TooDNA Responds to Signals Outside the Cell
Using the information in this animation, create a short presentation to share with the class that can be explained simply and easily. This means take some of these more difficult concepts and explain them in simplistic ways. Create pictures and/or diagrams like in the animation to go with it.
Ethanol and Yeast - Webquest
Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
How Stuff Works Webquest Assignment:
Scroll down to the Webquest Online Exercise and answer the questions using the links provided. Answer the questions in a Word Document. If the link doesn't provide the information you need, then Google the answer.Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
The San Andreas Fault
Following the instructions for this assignment by clicking on the tabs to the left. Answer the questions in a Word Document.1. Introduction
2. Task
3. Process- - (Where it says print, have me print it for you at my desk.)
4. Evaluation
5. Conclusion
Go through all the tabs (Intro, Task, Process, Evaluation, Conclusion) and complete the webquest. Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Volanoes - Planet Diary Assignment
Complete these questions by following the links on the website. Complete the Volcanic Planet Diary by answering the questions in a word document.Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Is it Safe to Live Near a Volcano
Follow through the pages (links at the bottom). Answer the questions it poses in a word document. Save the document in your class period's folder on the desktop.Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Yellow Stone Super Volcano
Click on the link inside the document to help you answer the questions.Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.
Earth's Tilt Webquest
Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.Climate Webquest
Go through all the tabs (Intro, Task, Process, Evaluation, Conclusion) and complete the webquest. Email to tracy.leake@leecountyschools.us when you are done.AES Climate Webquest
Doldrums Research Report